photo Zenith Richards
Martin Crane is a NY-based composer whose most recent projects include the Hulu doc-u-series, Stolen Youth, the Darren Aronofsky produced doc-u-series, Black Gold (Paramount+), the 2024 SXSW doc The Antisocial Network, and Cannes short The Pass.
After releasing two albums and touring nationally under the name Brazos (4 million + streams on Spotify), Martin started working in film as the music supervisor on the Oscar-nominated documentary, Cutie and the Boxer. Since then, his scoring work has premiered at Cannes, Sundance, SXSW, Berlinale, and Full Frame. Commercial clients include Gucci, Chevrolet, Google, Lululemon, GE, Mazda, Capital One, Airwick, Ambev, Galaxo Smith Kline, and VICE.
FILM
Stolen Youth
dir. Zachary Heinzerling
3 pt miniseries, 2023
Original Score
3 hour doc-u-series on Hulu
Soundtrack available on Hollywood Records March 3, 2023
Antisocial Network
dir. Giorgio Angelini, Arthur Jones
Feature, 2024
Original Score
2024 SXSW Premier
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The Pass
dir. Pepi Ginsberg
Short, 2022
Original Score
2022 Cannes Cinefondation
Black Gold
dir. Gabrielle Schonder & Zach Heinzerling
3 pt miniseries, 2022
Original Score
from Oscar-nominated director Darren Aronofsky's PROTOZOA and TIME Studios
Keys to the City
dir. Ian Moubayed
Short, 2022
Original Score
One of the most popular New Yorker videos in the history of the video site.
Dirty Money
dir. Zachary Heinzerling
Season 2, Ep. 2, 2020
Original Score
Streaming on NETFLIX
Executive Produced by Alex Gibney
Picture a Scientist
dir. Ian Cheney & Sharon Shattuck
Feature, 2020
Original Score
Streaming on NETFLIX
Premiered 2020 Tribeca Film Festival
Cutie and the Boxer
dir. Zachary Heinzerling
Feature, 2014
Music Supervision
2013 Sundance "Best Director Award"
2014 Oscar Nomination for Best Documentary
2016 Emmy for Best Documentary
Miss America
dir. Pepi Ginsberg
Short, 2019
Original Score
2020 Wasserman Award 1st Place Recipient
La Oscuridad
dir. Jorge Sistos
Short, 2020
Original Score
2020 King Award for Screenwriting
Alba and June
dir. Pepi Ginsberg
Short, 2018
Original Score
Released January 20, 2020 on NoBudge
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